James Rey Sanchez grew up in a humble home in Santa Maria, California, where his love for art came from countless hours of reading comics, playing video games, and watching '90s Saturday morning cartoons. As a kid and into adulthood he would travel America with his grandpa, camping across the fifty states and growing ever inspired by the beauty of the land and towns he visited. James graduated from the Academy of Art University, with a BFA in visual development, studies in children's book illustration, and top honors. He started his career in the animation world with ClassDojo and soon transitioned to creating children's books. He is the illustrator of This Magical, Musical Night by Rhonda Gowler Greene and Battle of the Books by Melanie Ellsworth. Check out James's other work at jamesreyart.com.